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remain

/ɹɪˈmeɪn/

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What does remain mean?

noun

  1. That which is left; relic; remainder.
  2. That which is left of a human being after the life is gone; relics; a dead body.
  3. Posthumous works or productions, especially literary works.
More meanings (6)

verb

  1. To stay after others or other parts have been removed or otherwise disappeared.
  2. To be left after a number or quantity has been subtracted or cut off; to be left as not included or comprised.
  3. To continue unchanged in place, form, or condition, or undiminished in quantity; to abide; to stay; to endure; to last.
  4. To await; to be left to.
  5. To continue in a state of being.

noun

  1. (obsolete) State of remaining; stay.

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IPA pronunciation

/ɹɪˈmeɪn/

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

Other dictionary pronunciations

/ɹiˈmeɪn/
CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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See this word in context.

Favorable as this view of the subject may be, some observations remain which will place it in a light still more satisfactory.
Alexander Hamilton; John Jay; James MadisonThe Federalist PapersProject Gutenberg ebook #18
Upon this trust she dared still to remain in his presence, after the company left them, and nothing occurred to disturb it.
Jane AustenNorthanger AbbeyProject Gutenberg ebook #121
More book examples (3)
He could be back in two hours, easily, and a good long time would still remain to him for reading after tea.
Thomas HardyJude the ObscureProject Gutenberg ebook #153
A sheltered import-substitution sector, comprising textiles, shoes, and other light manufacturing, will remain plagued, however, by high labor, transportation, and energy costs.
United States. Central Intelligence AgencyThe 1994 CIA World FactbookProject Gutenberg ebook #180
He came straight home from the pit, and stayed in at evening till Friday, and then he could not remain at home.
D. H. (David Herbert) LawrenceSons and LoversProject Gutenberg ebook #217